I
absolutely love finding a good book and I found a real treasure in The Sea
Before Us by Sarah Sundin. Not only did I find a really good book, but an
author whose novels I want to read.
I
selected The Sea Before Us based on the subject matter, World War II and
D-Day. My parents and grandfather were
in the military and fought in World War II.
They were part of the greatest generation who fought with great courage
to defeat Hitler.
The Sea Before Us starts out in 1941 with a
young man in Texas, Wyatt Paxton, who’s in middle of circumstances that will change
the trajectory of not only own his life, but his family’s as well. Fast forward three years to London, England where
readers are introduced to Dorothy Fairfax a Second Officer with the Women’s
Royal Naval Service. Wyatt and Dorothy
are just two of the British and Allied forces who are working diligently to
prepare maps and intelligence for the troops and their upcoming invasion of France
to beat back and crush Hitler, the German forces and all those who’ve perpetrated
such great evil.
The
setting of the novel during World War II and the preparation for the upcoming
Allied invasion was fascinating. The
author’s research and attention to detail comes through. The characters were well written and I
appreciated how their faith and personal growth was developed during the course
of the story.
I
highly recommend The Sea Before Us by
Sarah Sundin, it’s an interesting book with likeable realistic characters
you will want to get to know. This
author knows how to write historical fiction that will grab you and keep your
attention. I look forward to reading Sarah’s
earlier work and future novels.
I
would like to thank NetGalley and Revell
Publishing Group for the opportunity to read The Sea Before Us in
exchange for an honest review. I was
under no obligation to give a favorable review.
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